The Dental Board of Australia has published its revised Scope of practice registration standard, which will come in to effect from 30 June 2014. To help practitioners prepare for the revised standard, the standard and associated guidelines have been published […]
May, 2014
Aboriginal Dental Assist wows at awards ceremony
Dental Assistant (DA) Melissa Stevens has won Victoria’s top honour for Indigenous Australian health professionals in training: the Koolin Balit Aboriginal Learner Award – part of the People in Health Awards. Accepting the award at a gala dinner last week, […]
Charity issues warning following ‘crazy’ DIY dentistry claims
A leading oral health charity in the UK is warning people against DIY dentistry after an alarming number of people revealed they would not visit the dentist to remove a tooth. In a new survey, one in five (20 per cent) […]
Tools of the Trade: Isodry/Isolite
by Dr Rick Spencer, Spencer & Day Dental, Strathfield, NSW Isodry is a fantastic isolation product that keeps teeth clean and dry during procedures. It also reduces humidity in the mouth and stops contamination. To my mind, it’s the […]
Budget cuts will worsen oral health, says DHAA Inc.
The Dental Hygienists’ Association of Australia (DHAA) Inc. today expressed its frustration with the cuts to dental funding in the Federal Budget and argued that updating the scope of practice of dental hygienists and oral health therapists is now more […]
Advertising guidelines updated
The Dental Board has updated and clarified advertising rules, especially around online testimonials.
National Boards, including the Dental Board, have acted on the feedback they received about the Guidelines for advertising regulated health services (Advertising guidelines) that were released in March and have this week published an update. No requirements have been added […]
Bayside kids to trial cutting-edge dental
Central Bayside Community Health Service in Victoria is the first clinic to have recruited 42 suitable adolescents to a study on the effectiveness of a new mode of dentistry. The ACE MID study aims to prove the cost-effectiveness of the […]
Canon EOS 600D digital camera
by Dr David Norcross, Kelmscott Dental, Kelmscott, WA I import the pictures from this camera into PowerPoint to create a treatment plan presentation for our patients. The photos illustrate different parts of the mouth and are used to show what […]